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Dysart Unified District

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Dysart Unified District is located close to the center of Arizona. Dysart Unified District has 127.86 square miles of land area and 0.26 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Dysart Unified District population is 169,324. Dysart Unified District median household income is $56,686 in 2010-2014. Dysart Unified District median house value is $164,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Dysart Unified District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (36 out of 101, top 36%) Elementary/Middle School: (31 out of 167, top 19%)* Rank: #83
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	25
Population	169,324 (2010-2014), rank #15
Population Growth	39.18% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,321.57/sq mi, rank #34
Median Household Income:	$56,686 at 2010-2014—-2.81% increase since 2005-2009, rank #34
Median House Price:	$164,800 at 2010-2014—-30.67% increase since 2005-2009, rank #52
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00
Land Area:	127.86 sq mi, rank #156
Water Area:	0.26 sq mi (0.21%), rank #91
State:	Arizona
County:	Maricopa County
City:	Sun City West, Sun City, Surprise, Wittmann, Waddell, Glendale, Youngtown, El Mirage
Zip:	85375, 85373, 85387, 85361, 85374, 85355, 85307, 85388, 85363, 85379, 85309, 85335
Area:	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ

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Dysart Unified District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

15802 North Parkview Place

Surprise AZ, 85374, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-876-7000

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	26,121	25,971	24,756	24,175	24,430	24,373	23,401
English Language Learner Students:	901	730	878	911	924	2,043	2,410
Total Teachers:	1,310.00	1,267.70	1,237.20	1,206.40	1,234.50	1,231.50	1,139.10
Prekindergarten:	19.50	21.00	24.00	22.00	21.00	21.00	18.00
Kindergarten:	84.00	87.00	86.00	85.00	91.00	91.00	88.00
Elementary:	872.02	830.60	801.68	794.98	1,049.40	829.60	772.80
Secondary:	334.48	329.10	325.52	304.42	73.10	289.90	260.30
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	1,028.05	1,010.04	905.44	884.96	840.01	826.90	801.20
Instructional Aides:	269.65	300.01	299.17	303.89	241.37	222.40	209.90
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	33.00	27.00	0.00	1.00	4.00	5.00	5.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	30.00	34.00	36.00	33.00	32.50	36.00	34.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	8.00	10.67	10.67	10.33	26.32	19.70	19.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	22.00	23.33	25.33	22.67	6.18	16.30	15.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	14.00	22.00	23.50	20.00	24.00	22.50	21.50
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	73.00	71.75	32.00	31.50	43.00
District Administrators:	24.40	23.00	4.00	5.00	4.00	4.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	88.54	83.52	12.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
School Administrators:	76.00	73.00	59.00	60.00	63.00	60.00	61.00
School Administrative Support:	60.08	59.46	98.10	100.44	113.71	119.70	105.10
Student Support Services:	148.58	153.05	83.05	84.66	111.06	115.10	109.60
Other Support Services:	283.80	235.00	217.62	198.22	207.37	203.70	201.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.94	20.49	20.01	20.04	19.79	19.79	20.54

Schools

Ashton Ranch Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	14898 West Acoma Dr, Surprise AZ 85379
Canyon Ridge School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	17359 West Surprise Farms Loop, Surprise AZ 85388
Cimarron Springs Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 8	17032 West Surprise Farms Loop, Surprise AZ 85388
Countryside Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	15047 North Parkview Place, Surprise AZ 85379
Desert Moon School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	23251 North 166th Dr, Surprise AZ 85387
Dysart Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	12950 West Varney Rd, El Mirage AZ 85335
Dysart High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	11425 North Dysart Rd, El Mirage AZ 85335
Dysart Ischool	Grade 7 to Grade 12	15802 North Parkview Place, Surprise AZ 85374
El Mirage School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	13500 North El Mirage Rd, El Mirage AZ 85335
Kingswood Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	15150 West Mondell Rd, Surprise AZ 85374
Luke Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	7300 North Dysart Rd, Glendale AZ 85307
Marley Park Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 8	15042 West Sweetwater Rd, Surprise AZ 85379
Mountain View	Kindergarten to Grade 8	18302 West Burton, Waddell AZ 85355
Parkview Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 8	15800 North Parkview Place, Surprise AZ 85374
Rancho Gabriela	Kindergarten to Grade 8	15272 West Gabriela Dr, Surprise AZ 85379
Riverview School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	12701 North Main, El Mirage AZ 85335
Shadow Ridge High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	10909 North Perryville Rd, Surprise AZ 85388
Sonoran Heights Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 8	11405 North Greer Ranch Parkwa, Surprise AZ 85379
Sunset Hills Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 8	17825 West Sierra Montana Loop, Surprise AZ 85379
Surprise Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	12907 West Greenway Rd, El Mirage AZ 85335
Thompson Ranch Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 8	11800 West Thompson Ranch Rd, El Mirage AZ 85335
Valley Vista High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	15550 North Parkview Place, Surprise AZ 85374
West Point Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	13700 West Greenway Rd, Surprise AZ 85374
Western Peaks Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	18063 West Surprise Farms Loop, Surprise AZ 85388
Willow Canyon High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	17901 West Lundberg St, Surprise AZ 85374

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
AIMS Test
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	706	707
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	499
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497.26	501.09
2012	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	496
2013	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	496	496
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	703	707
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	707	710
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	710.2	711.72
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	708	707
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	710	707
2009	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	474	476
2010	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	479
2011	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493.82	485.06
2012	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	480
2013	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	478
2009	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	697	696
2010	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	703	702
2011	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501.15	499.58
2012	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	501
2013	Writing	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	504
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	455	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	381.31	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	466	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468.37	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	459
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	454
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	565	511
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	395	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486.65	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	480	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521.34	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	507
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406.39	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505.94	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	499
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	423
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	530	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	538	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501.85	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	499	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	419	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	423.66	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	414	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519.42	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502.89	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	432.1	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	431	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535.53	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	532
2012	Science	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	435
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	546	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	563	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501.42	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	557	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	433	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	437.84	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	440	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	441	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531.21	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	522	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515.21	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	514	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	511

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$190,457,000	$7,693		$201,865,000	$8,350		$186,892,000	$7,650
Federal:	$16,884,000	$682	8.9%	$20,061,000	$830	9.9%	$22,780,000	$932	12.2%
State:	$80,076,000	$3,235	42.0%	$82,313,000	$3,405	40.8%	$79,304,000	$3,246	42.4%
Local:	$93,497,000	$3,777	49.1%	$99,491,000	$4,115	49.3%	$84,808,000	$3,471	45.4%
Total Expenditures:	$195,859,000	$7,912		$202,120,000	$8,361		$210,947,000	$8,635
Total Current Expenditures:	$185,828,000	$7,506		$189,446,000	$7,836		$193,554,000	$7,923
Instructional Expenditures:	$102,976,000	$4,160	55.4%	$100,585,000	$4,161	53.1%	$106,675,000	$4,367	55.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$35,286,000	$1,425	19.0%	$34,620,000	$1,432	18.3%	$32,698,000	$1,338	16.9%
Administration:	$13,925,000	$562	7.5%	$18,966,000	$785	10.0%	$18,973,000	$777	9.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$33,641,000	$1,359	18.1%	$35,275,000	$1,459	18.6%	$35,208,000	$1,441	18.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$710,000	$29		$11,379,000	$471		$13,338,000	$546
Construction:	$103,000	$4		$9,210,000	$381		$10,291,000	$421
Total Other:	$150,000	$6		$165,000	$7		$155,000	$6
Interest on Debt:	$9,171,000	$370		$1,130,000	$47		$3,900,000	$160

Total Salary:	$117,901,000	$4,763		$113,120,000	$4,679		$113,973,000	$4,665
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$78,653,000	$3,177	66.7%	$74,008,000	$3,061	65.4%	$76,514,000	$3,132	67.1%
Other Salary:	$39,248,000	$1,585	33.3%	$39,112,000	$1,618	34.6%	$37,459,000	$1,533	32.9%
Total Benefit:	$26,435,000	$1,068		$27,825,000	$1,151		$29,286,000	$1,199
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$17,635,000	$712	66.7%	$18,328,000	$758	65.9%	$19,316,000	$791	66.0%
Other Benefit:	$8,800,000	$355	33.3%	$9,497,000	$393	34.1%	$9,970,000	$408	34.0%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	69.0%	71.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	30.9%	28.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years	6.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	55.7%	61.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	24.6%	19.7%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	15.9%	14.4%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	2.9%	3.7%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	0.9%	0.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,972.0	$43,374.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$41,446.0	$39,295.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$47,566.0	$45,759.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$54,657.0	$51,017.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$65,877.0	$65,412.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$64,761.0	$64,874.0

* Dysart Unified District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.